Let the tangents drawn from the origin to the circle, $x^{2}+y^{2}-8 x-4 y+16=0$ touch it at the points $A$ and $B .$ The $(A B)^{2}$ is equal to

  • [JEE MAIN 2020]
  • A

    $\frac{52}{5}$

  • B

    $\frac{32}{5}$

  • C

    $\frac{56}{5}$

  • D

    $\frac{64}{5}$

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